University of North Carolina at Asheville
FACULTY SENATE MEETING
Minutes, April 24, 1990 - 3:30 pm
Senate
Members: A. Comer, L. Friedenberg, B. Greenawalt,
A. Hantz, J. Heimbach, M. Marshall, L. Nelms,
S. Obergfell, S. Patch, C. Prokop, B. Sabo,
D. Sulock, B. Wilson, L. Wilson
Excused: C. Mitchell, A. Wengrow
Visitors: M. Boyd, C. Brown, T. Dohse, J. Garrett,
A. Gravely, W. Gravely, M. Johnson (SGA)
D. Lisnerski
I. [1mCall to Order[0m
The 1989-90 Faculty Senate met on Thursday, April 24, 1990,
in the Whitman Room of Ramsey Library. Charles Prokop, Chair,
called the meeting to order at 3:40 pm.
II. [1mMinutes[0m
Ms. Marshall presented the March 29, 1990 and April 12, 1990
Senate minutes for approval. Dr. Hantz seconded the motion. Dr.
L. Wilson requested the following changes in the minutes. In the
March 29th minutes, on page 2 under Review of Institutional
Mission, the first sentence should read: "Dr. Wilson reported on a
memorandum Chancellor Brown received from President Spangler ...".
On page 2 under Enrollment, 2nd paragraph, the words "...counties
had..." were replaced with "...counties will have...". In the
April 12th minutes, under Income Accounts, 3rd paragraph, the first
sentence should read: "Interest from income on accounts is used by
...". The minutes were approved as amended.
III. [1mAdministrative Report[0m
Dr. Larry Wilson (VCAA) gave the Administrative Report.
[1mSlander/liability insurance[0m
Dr. Wilson reported that faculty are now insured for
slander/libel and will no longer have to purchase the supplemental
liability insurance policy.
[1mBudget[0m
Pending new State revenue developments in April, UNCA will
not have to return additional funds. $20K has been returned to
purchase library books, and Dr. Cochran has $15K to apply toward
order requests from a variety of departments.
[1mFarrell Resignation[0m
Ed Farrell has resigned as UNCA's athletic director; the
search committee will begin interviewing applicants next week. The
search committee is composed of Stacy Carter, Yav Iovacchini,
Valerie Lemoignan, Cheryl McClary, Steve Patch, and Bob Yearout -
Chair.
[1mFaculty Positions[0m
UNCA will have eight new faculty members next Fall.
Searches for Spanish, Education, and Management faculty will
continue over until next year.
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[1mEnrollment[0m
Applications for next Fall continue to fluctuate within 1-2
percent of those received last year at this time. SAT scores of
accepted applicants have increased from 992 last year at this time
to 1,003. 62% of the applicants are in the top-fifth of their
class compared to 52% last year.
Dr. Wilson reported that the local community colleges did
not know if their application figures had increased or not. If
applications at A-B Technical Community College and Blue Ridge
Community College have increased at all, it is in their college
transfer programs.
IV. [1mExecutive Committee Report[0m
Dr. Prokop reported for the Executive Committee.
[1mAthletics Committee Report[0m
A copy of the Athletics Committee report will be placed in
the Senate reserve file in Ramsey Library. This report covers
detailed reporting of graduation rates, GPA averages, and other
academic data on athletes.
[1mKauffman's Visit[0m
Dr. Prokop thanked faculty who came to the meeting with Dr.
Kauffman and commended the Chancellor for conducting the completely
voluntary review of his performance.
[1mSecretary Appreciation[0m
Dr. Prokop acknowledged Sandra Gravely for surviving another
year with the Senate, and presented her with a ceramic tea pot
crafted by a UNCA student, and a large aloe plant from Martha
Marshall's thriving collection.
V. [1mAcademic Policies Committee Report[0m
Dr. Friedenberg did not have an Academic Policies Committee
report.
VI. [1mInstitutional Development Committee Report[0m
Ms. Linda Nelms reported for the Institutional Development
Committee.
[1mDocument for Consideration[0m
Ms. Nelms moved approval of IDC #6 - Recommendations from
Mathematics Self Study. Dr. Friedenberg seconded the motion. [4mIDC[0m
[4m#6 passed unanimously and became Senate Document #4090S.[0m
[1mComputer Science Self-Study[0m
Ms. Nelms reported that the UPC has reviewed the computer
science self-study. However, because the UPC is suppose to present
and conduct a follow-up, the new IDC Chair will present this report
to the 1990-91 Senate next Fall.
VII. [1mFaculty Welfare and Development Committee Report[0m
Ms. Marshall reported for the Faculty Welfare and
Development Committee.
[1mAnnouncements[0m
Ms. Marshall distributed copies of the "rates of return" on
the tax deferred options. This information will be available on
the VAX for faculty review.
The FWDC explored the possibility of having an in-house
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payroll system and rejected it as not cost effective.
[1mAcademic Appeals Board[0m
Ms. Marshall explained the balloting process for the
Academic Appeals Board elections and proposed several faculty names
which were placed on the ballot. The outcome will take place next
Thursday.
[1mFaculty Development Opportunities List[0m
Ms. Marshall announced that the final list of Faculty
Development Opportunities had been printed. Copies are available
from Dr. L. Wilson or the FWDC.
VIII. [1mOld Business[0m
There was no Old Business.
IX. [1mNew Business[0m
Dr. Prokop recognized out-going Senators Martha Marshall,
Cathy Mitchell, Linda Nelms, and Steve Patch for their time and
effort given to the Senate. Dr. Sabo recognized Dr. Prokop, also
an out-going Senator, for his efforts as Senate Chair. A round of
applause followed for all out-going senators.
X. [1mAdjournment[0m
Dr. Prokop adjourned the meeting at 4:05 pm and announced
that the 1990-91 Senate re-organization meeting would take place at
4:15 pm today.
Respectfully submitted by: Sandra Gravely
Martha Marshall